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Remembering Malta’s Rocket Test Site

September 13, 2019 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast town historian Paul Perreault details the history of a former rocket test site in Malta, NY, operated by General Electric. Plus, stories about two rocket pioneers from the Mohawk Valley-Rocco Petrone and Stanley Jevitt.  And Norm Bollen of the Fort Plain Museum explains why he is concerned with treasure seekers using metal detectors on museum property. [Read more…] about Remembering Malta’s Rocket Test Site

Filed Under: History Tagged With: General Electric, Podcasts

40 Years A GE Engineer (Historians Podcast)

March 29, 2019 by Bob Cudmore 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast with Bob Cudmore, Michael Davi recounts his 40-year career as a General Electric engineer in his book PrivileGEd: Experiences From My Unusual 40-year Career With One of America’s Most Iconic Companies. [Read more…] about 40 Years A GE Engineer (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Books, General Electric, Podcasts

General Electric’s Legacy in Pittsfield

July 29, 2016 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on “The Historians” podcast Radio Boston news producer Jamie Bologna of WBUR-FM interviews Bob Cudmore about Cudmore’s years as a radio reporter in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, when GE was starting to downsize there. Listen to the podcast here. Listen to WBUR’s finished reports on the story here. [Read more…] about General Electric’s Legacy in Pittsfield

Filed Under: History Tagged With: General Electric, Industrial History, Labor History, Massachusetts, Podcasts

Kurt Vonnegut in Schenectady Talk Saturday

April 9, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut, the renowned author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, and Cat’s Cradle, spent an important part of his life in Schenectady. The region influenced his work, and Schenectady appears as the setting for many of his stories, including the novel Player Piano.

K.A. Laity will discuss Vonnegut’s time in Schenectady – as a PR man for General Electric, and as a volunteer fire fighter – and the region’s legacy in his work on Saturday, April 11th at 2 pm at Mabee Farm Historic Site in Rotterdam Junction. The vent is part of the “It Came From Schenectady: Science Fiction in the Capital Region” exhibit series. [Read more…] about Kurt Vonnegut in Schenectady Talk Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: General Electric, Literature, Mabee Farm Historic Site, Schenectady

Schenectady Immigrants: Italians and Poles

March 12, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Schnectady ImmigrantsPresented by Robert Pascucci, Ph.D., will present “Electric City Immigrants: Italians and Poles of Schenectady, 1880-1930”, on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2 pm at the Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Avenue, Schenectady.

Dr. Pascucci’s presentation will focus on the two largest immigrant groups, Italian and Polish, that settled in Schenectady during its period of rapid economic growth that was fueled largely by General Electric and the American Locomotive Company.  How these two immigrant groups adjusted to the city will be examined, as well as the impact that the new arrivals had on Schenectady. [Read more…] about Schenectady Immigrants: Italians and Poles

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: General Electric, Immigration, Labor History, Schenectady, Schenectady County Historical Society, Urban History

Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady

November 7, 2014 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on “The Historians”, retired history professor and Schenectady County native Julia Kirk Blackwelder discusses her most recent book Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady. Blackwelder is an emerita professor at Texas A&M University, where she previously served as head of the history department. She currently lives in Ballston, New York.

Listen to the interview at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
[Read more…] about Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady

Filed Under: History Tagged With: General Electric, Industrial History, Labor History, Podcasts, Schenectady, The Historians

Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady Lecture

October 28, 2014 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

General Electric in SchenectadyThe Schenectady County Historical Society will present a talk, “Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady”, which explores the history of General Electric in Schenectady from the company’s creation in 1892 to the present.

Julia Kirk Blackwelder draws on company records as well as other archival and secondary sources and personal interviews to produce an engaging and multi-layered history of General Electric’s workplace culture and its effects on community life. Her research demonstrates how business and community histories intersect, and her nuanced look at race, gender, and class sets a standard for corporate history. [Read more…] about Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady Lecture

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: General Electric, Industrial History, Labor History, Schenectady, Schenectady County Historical Society

New Book: Capital Region Radio 1920-2011

March 29, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

9780738598468John Gabriel and Rick Kelly, two cousins who grew up together listening to radio in the Capital Region, have written one of Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series books entitled Capital Region Radio 1920-2011. The book tells the history of Albany region radio programs and personalities from its early days to recent years through more than 200 vintage images.

The General Electric Company, with one of its main plants in Schenectady, began experimental broadcasts in conjunction with Union College in the early 1900s. Using many culled from the miSci Museum in Schenectady, and others, this new pictorial history shares the story of when WGY officially began broadcasting in February 1922 and General Electric started a long and storied history of pioneering radio technology and programming, which ultimately set the pace for worldwide broadcast development. Capital Region Radio pioneer WGY provided entertainment and news nationally during World War II, WTRY kept listeners updated during the blackout of 1965 and WOKO introduced rock and roll to the area. [Read more…] about New Book: Capital Region Radio 1920-2011

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Albany, General Electric, Industrial History, Media, Radio History, Schenectady, Science History, Troy, WGY Radio

The Communist Party in Schenectady, 1930s-1950s

November 13, 2013 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Communist Party Recruitment PosterUtilizing oral history excerpts, union and corporate archival documents, state police files, and newspapers, Dr. Gerald Zahavi will explore the beginning of aggressive communist organizing in Schenectady during the Great Depression and afterward.

Zahavi will focus on the men and women in the party as well as those who actively fought it — opponents in state and local government, unions and corporations (especially General Electric), religious organizations, and civil rights groups. [Read more…] about The Communist Party in Schenectady, 1930s-1950s

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: General Electric, Industrial History, Labor History, Political History, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Historical Society

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